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paperback. This work is a local study of wartime France under the Vichy regime that considers resistance and collaboration within the context of everyday life. Concentrating on the city of Nimes, it examines wartime reports, official departmental documents, local secular and religious newspapers and letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780271013275
- ISBN
- 9780271013275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.49
€ 19.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007350612
- ISBN
- 9780007350612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.94
€ 24.99
€ 15.94
paperback. The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; BGR; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780575400061
- ISBN
- 9780575400061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644771
- ISBN
- 9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.05
€ 38.05
Paperback. This study of exploration during the Renaissance shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. This text was awarded the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize in 1993. Num Pages: 296 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674618763
- ISBN
- 9780674618763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.22
€ 51.99
€ 43.22
Paperback. This text examines the causes and consequences of India and Pakistani nuclear tests. The book provides a framework for understanding the global context of these tests, and looks at approaches for nuclear abolition in Asia and the West. Num Pages: 340 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669250
- ISBN
- 9781902669250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
paperback. Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources. Num Pages: 464 pages, app 20 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099516682
- ISBN
- 9780099516682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.34
€ 17.99
€ 13.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939650316
- ISBN
- 9780939650316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20
Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755436
- ISBN
- 9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
Paperback. Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118252338
- ISBN
- 9781118252338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 447
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654100
- ISBN
- 9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.22
€ 25.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 492
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719038006
- ISBN
- 9780719038006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. The NCI is a voluntary body with a mission to reopen, develop and maintain a visual watch from the coastguard stations abandoned by HM Coastguard after extensive reorganisation in the 1970s. This book explains the history and development of the NCI, key figures, dates, incidents and the training and day to day work of the coastal agencies. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449296
- ISBN
- 9780752449296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. During the First World War, a rich crop of legends sprouted from the battlefields and grew with such ferocity that many still excite controversy today. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939928
- ISBN
- 9780750939928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
paperback. After an analysis of original Old Burmese and other primary sources, the author discovered that four out of the five events considered to be the most important in the history of early Burma, and believed to have been historically accurate, are actually late-nineteenth and twentieth-century inventions of colonial historians. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802018
- ISBN
- 9780896802018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KSG0009499
- ISBN
- 9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. National treasure and bestselling author, Ranulph Fiennes writes about the people who have inspired him - from explorers to policemen, soldiers to freedom fighters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444722468
- ISBN
- 9781444722468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.89
€ 13.00
€ 11.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350027367
- ISBN
- 9781350027367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.96€ 126.76
€ 141.96
€ 126.76
Paperback. First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Num Pages: 228 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3H; HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Student
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521277624
- ISBN
- 9780521277624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.25
€ 32.25
Paperback. Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. This title tells the story of the origins, combat use, and lasting influence of two of World War II's most famous firearms. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan; Noon, Steve. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 246 x 5. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780963884
- ISBN
- 9781780963884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.57
€ 20.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. Investigating how intimacy is constructed across the restless world of empire Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075681
- ISBN
- 9780252075681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Moses is at the foundation of monotheism, and so of Western culture. Here the factual and fictional events and characters in religious beliefs are studied. It traces monotheism back to the Egyptian king Akhenaten and shows how Moses's followers established truth by denouncing all others as false. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illustration; 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HRAB; HRKP1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674587397
- ISBN
- 9780674587397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.10
€ 46.99
€ 39.10
Hardcover. The murkier side of eighteenth-century politics is vividly revealed in the letters edited here. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 21 x 13 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Surtees Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854440764
- ISBN
- 9780854440764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardback. Arthur Eckstein's interpretation challenges the way Polybius' "Histories" have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even Machiavellian one. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085206
- ISBN
- 9780520085206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 53.80
€ 68.61
€ 53.80